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(No Model.)

C. Hl HUSSEY. DEVICE EOE STOEEING AND TUNNING WATER EEoM CHANNELS, Nw.

No. 536,687. Patented Apr. 2, 1895.

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I' UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. I-IUSSEY, OF MILLa CREEK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WM. H. BARTON, OF GRANGER, UTAI-I TERRITORY.

DEVICE FOR STOPPING AND TURNING WATER FROM CHANNELS, &c.

SPECIFICATION- forming' part Of Letters Patent No. 536,687, dated April 2, 1895.

Application filed June 6, 1894. Serial No. 513,713. (No model.)

l .To @ZZ whom it may concern- Be it known that I, CHARLES HENRY Hus- SEY, of Mill Creek, in the county of Salt Lake, in the Territory of Utah, have invented a new and useful device for stopping water and turning all or any portion of a stream from a ditch or channel and letting any desired portion of said stream pass through said device,

,dam and 4gate in full construction with gates entirely open. Fig. 3. shows the gate partly open and also the pole or cross piece detached.

z water pass through. A flap or coveringD (Fig. 1) is attached in such a way as to stop 35` Fig. 2 represents straps cut for handles. Fig. et shows the gates all closed. Fig. 5 is a perspective showing dam in position with water iiowing through the gates.

The nature of my invention consists in the proper construction of a sheet or apron of canvas, or other material as shown atB, (Fig.

(11,) any .shape yor dimensions desired. This ishe'etmayfbe prepared with linseed oil or any other solution that is preserving or waterproof, or it may be used without such preparation. Ity is attached to alpole A. (Fig. 1) with openings C. (Fig. 1) in the apron, of any shapebr size desired, near the pole to let the Whatever quantity of Water is devred. Said flap may be turned, `loldeti, or adjusted in such away that the openings will be partly or entirely closed as needed.

To enable others to make and use my invention,I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my dam in the following manf ner:

= .AL-Fig. 1isa pole that will reach across and onto the banks of my ditch, attached to which is a sheet or apron of canvas or any material of like texture, B-Fig. length vand widthto suit the size of ditch.

1. ofa

pole.

One or more openings, C-Fig. 1-any size or shape required are made in apron just under A flap D. Fig. 1 is attached to said apron just under said openings, said flap loeing large enough to entirely cover holes C. This iiap may be turned or folded so as to partly close or entirely close the openings-C, so as to allow any amount of Water required to iiow through. The I'lap D, is placed on the up stream side of the dam in such a Way that the Weight of the water Will hold it tightly to the dam when closed and will also hold it in such a'position when turned or folded that to operate it, the pole A is placed as shown in Fig. 5. across a ditch with the ends resting on either bank, and the apron extending Aup the ditch any distance desired according to size of the ditch and the force of the water in said ditch so that the Water will tioW on top of apron allowing the weight of the Water to press said apron firmly to the bottom and sides of ditch. It can be seen that this principle is automatic, the water doing i-ts own work in closing the dam and the greater the weight and force of said water the more tightly will said dam be closed. When Wishing a portion of the stream to flow through, I turn or fold iiap D. as in Fig. 3. which shows the iap folded so as to partly close the openings. To shut 0E the whole stream I turn flap over pole as shown in Fig. 4:.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction,operation,and manyadvantages of the herein described dam and gate, will be apparent to all, and I wish it understood that changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without depart-ing from the principle involved or sacrificing an y of the many features of my invention.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A dam and gate combined, comprising a in: or apron of canvas, or other pliable maas desired, and `the whole device arranged which the weight of the vWater will substantially as set forth.

s to the shape of a ditch attached to a .or cross piece, with oneor more open- CHARLES H' HUSSEY n 1n said apron under the pole, a Hap at- Witnesses:

`led to the apron in such a Way as to be JOHN HELD,

an to close said openings or exposel them W. H. BARTON. 

